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1st Test: When Sri Lanka bullied Bangladesh at Mirpur

January 30, 2014 16:56

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs in the first Test at Mirpur on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series.

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Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by an innings and 248 runs in the first Test at Mirpur on Thursday to take a 1-0 lead in the 2-match series. (All images from AP and AFP)
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Sri Lankan seamers ruled the roost on Day 1 of the Test with Bangladesh being bowled out for 232 in 63.5 overs. Suranga Lakmal (in pic) picked up three wickets and Shaminda Eranga took 4 wickets in the first innings. Lakmal returned with three wickets in the second innings as well, ending the match as the most succeful bowler with six scalps.
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Skipper Mushfiqur Rahim top scored with 61 in the Bangladesh's first innings.
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Sri Lanka then started piling on the agony on the hosts with tons of runs. First it was right-handed opener Kaushal Silva's turn to score a maiden ton when he hammered 139 from 244 balls with the help of 16 fours and two sixes.
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Veteran Mahela Jayawardene joined the party with his seventh double hundred. His 203 not out was laced with 16 fours and four sixes. Mahela emulated Kumar Sangakkara's record of 7 double tons - most by any Sri Lankan in Tests.
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Kithuruwan Vithanage, the left-handed middle order batsman, too scored his maiden ton, batting at number eight. Vithanage hammered 103 not out from 104 balls as Sri Lanka declared at 730 for 6 in their first innings with a 498-run lead.
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Shakib-Al Hasan, who scored a half century in the first innings, was Bangladesh's most successful bowler, picking up three wickets but had gone for plenty - 159 runs in his 43 overs.
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Dilruwan Perera, took his maiden five-wicket haul as Bangladesh were bowled out for 250 in their second innings as Sri Lanka scored a whopping innings-and-248-run win that gave them a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.

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